A Tale for the Time Being by Ruth Ozeki

[Lyn]

3 stars

This book is written by a part time Canadian and part of it takes place in Canada, so it fits the tag in two ways.

Like so many of you that have already this book I am struggling with writing a review. I was so excited to read this book, I thought the book sounded like it would be amazing. A diary written by a Japanese teenager washes up on the shore in British Columbia after the tsunami. It is found by a writer experiencing writers block, as she is reading the diary she becomes interested (obsessed?) with finding out what happened to her and her family.
I found parts of the book incredibly interesting and hard to put down, but I also got bogged down in parts. Overall it was worth reading, but not at all what I expected.

[Idit]

Maybe it something to do with Ruth Ozeki - The premises are fascinating but the execution - not so much. I had a similar experience to yours with All Over Creation. I wanted to love it so much. Interesting topics. but didn't work for me

(My Year of Meats was great, but I read it 18 years ago, and I fear it might not have aged well)

[Meli]

Someone lent this to me and I had no clue going in what it was about really and I loved it! This is the only Ruth Ozeki I have read.

[Joi]

I remember really liking this, loving the characters, and then just being a little dumbfounded by the ending.

[Lyn]

I know what you all mean. I wanted to love the book. The characters were interesting. I loved Nao and Jiko especially. And I agree the ending was baffling. I have no regrets, I am glad I read it, but it didn't wow me like I was hoping.